Open AccessSuccessful management of a broken epidural catheter!!!
Author(s) -
Amruta Vinod Hippalgaonkar,
Amala Kudalkar,
Smita M Gaikwad,
Shailendra Modak,
Hema B. Gupta,
Bharati A Tendolkar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.203029
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , radiological weapon , surgery , complication , intervention (counseling) , breakage , world wide web , nursing , computer science
Breakage of epidural catheter though rare is a well-known but worrisome complication. Visualization of retained catheter is difficult even with modern radiological imaging techniques, and active surgical intervention might be necessary for removal of catheter fragment. We report such a case of breakage of an epidural catheter during its removal which led to surgical intervention.